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perfume

On 6 May, 2011 · Leave a Comment

The praise of men is like perfume; you can smell it, but don’t drink it.

A good friend told me he heard Howard Hendricks say that a few years ago.

The smell of perfume can be amazing. And a quick whiff of praise keeps our spirits up, encourages us and helps us stay on track.

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blessed are the spiritual losers

On 16 June, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Sermon on the Mount is a radically subversive manifesto of the ways of Jesus’ Kingdom.

And it starts with the key message: blessed are those who struggle.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
– Heaven belongs to those whose spirits are broken, empty or [...]

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the early rain and the late rain

On 15 June, 2010 · 4 Comments

People in our culture grumble about rain.

Which is funny – because rain is one of the central signs of God’s blessing as you read through Scripture.

God will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine [...]

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